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Epi- lecture 8
Epi
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
09/26/2012

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Term
flow chart for incubation period and latent period.
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good (quality) test
Definition
tests that are very sensitive or specific (or both)
Term
useful (relevant) test
Definition
test results that provide useful information to investigate or for diagnostic process
Term
compare/contrast screening tests and diagnostic tests
Definition
screening:
-populations
-healthy
-early detection of pathological process or impaired productivity
-sub-clinical disease
diagnostic:
-individuals
-sick
-confirm, classify, treat, or prognose clinical disease
Term
5 things usefulness of test depends on
Definition
gold standard
sensitivity
specificity
prevalence of disease
predictive values
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true prevalnce 
Definition

propotion of population truly affected by disease

TP = (a+c)/n

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apparent prevalnce 
Definition

what the prevalence "appears to be" if you see partiuclar test

AP = (a+b)/n

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senstivity
Definition

proportion of those individuals that actually have disase (according to gold standard) that actually test postive

Sn = a/(a+c)

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Flase negative propotion

Snout

Definition

False neg. proportion = 1 - Sn (sensitivity)

snout: if test is highly senstive, and you get a negative test result, you can be confident about ruling the disease out

Term
Specificty 
Definition

proportion of those individuals that truly don't have the disease (according to gold standard) that test negative 

Sp= d/(b+d)

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Term

Flase postive proportion

SPIN

Definition

false pos. proportion = 1 - Sp (specificity)

SPIN: if test is highly specific and you get a pos. test result, you can be confident in ruling the diseaes IN 

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predictive value
Definition
probability of disease given test result 
Term
postive predicitive value
Definition

prob patient (who tested pos) actually diseassed

PPV = a/(a+b)

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negative predictive value
Definition

prob patient neg with test is truly disease free

NPV= d/(c+d)

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